10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (294+ words) The first hour of Na Hong-jin’s Hope holds its own among the greatest monster thrillers in film history. If the South Korean film was given the USD200 million budget of James Cameron’s Avatar instead of the roughly USD50 million of Tim Miller’s…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (129+ words) If I had a quarter every time Andrew Garfield starred in a biographical thriller about a real-life tech mogul, I’d have two quarters. That’s not a lot, but isn’t it weird that it’s happened twice? The movie’s teaser was released…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (198+ words) A documentary in which the deadpan comedy genius behind Nathan for You and The Rehearsal fixes his cameras on one of the biggest fraudsters of the century—are we looking at the movie of the year? Maybe even Best Picture?...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (905+ words) Now, people are finally seeing it. And they’re loving it. Coyote vs. Acme escaped Warner’s confines to open in theatres, released by Ketchup Entertainment. It boasts an anvil-to-the-head 96 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes, and placed second at the North American…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (805+ words) Stop me if this is out there,” he says. He scrunches his face and subtly tilts his chin. It’s a familiar expression—narrow eyes, slight grimace, a contemplative wince. But is it his? Or just something mirrored from the man…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (1258+ words) As the very last veterans of World War II slip away from the world, Berg says he wanted to create a kind of cinematic memorial for present-day generations, to highlight not just the valour but the humanity of those who…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (650+ words) A tender family drama about identity under Singapore's capitalist pressures. The film follows a humble Hokkien mee hawker, Boon Kiat (Andi Lim), and his idle yet ambitious son, Junyang (Koh Jia Ler). Junyang tries his hand at various avenues to get…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1252+ words) “Is it too much, you think?” Olyphant asks me, playfully. “Should I be concerned?” Olyphant is calling in over Zoom from a sunny patio in London, where he’s currently filming Alien: Earth season 2. He’s playing the synthetic robot Kirsch once…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (212+ words) [Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that the actor Sebastian Stan confirmed his role in The Batman Part II. A representative confirmed to Esquire that that quote was incorrect. Le Journal du Dimanche has since removed the quote. The…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (958+ words) Esquire Singapore Lanterns Has an Identity Crisis You’d be forgiven for tuning in to the first episode of Lanterns and thinking you’ve fired up the wrong show. The HBO series is unmistakably about the Green Lanterns. For the uninitiated, they’re…...